When I started having babies about 8 years ago, I knew all about the baby items everyone said you needed (turned out I didn’t use any of those at all) and nothing about the items that would actually be useful to me. After 5 babies, I can honestly say that there are very few things […]

Back-story: My baby was consistently breech from 30 weeks on. 

I tried everything to get him to turn head-down. I went to the chiropractor for Webster adjustments every other day for weeks. My husband did moxibustion on me every day. I did breech tilt positions several times a day. I took pulsatilla. I tried an […]

As 2012 approaches, I feel compelled to write to our wonderful, supportive readers. In some ways, the “change” that is coming is still a bit off; and in other ways, it is very much here. I have been doing a lot of reflecting about what this means; in my life personally, professionally and to birth […]

With all the technological tools out there to help a woman get pregnant, it seems we have forgotten that our bodies have the necessary tools to be our own ovulation calculators! Learning about how the body works, and how exactly pregnancy can be achieved (besides the obvious:) takes some education and may not be as […]

I came across a blog post the other day on a site called “The Truth About Traumatic Birth.” This particular post, which I thought was very well-written, talked about the damaging effects that certain “birth quotes” have on women recovering from traumatic births. The quote in question was this: “We have a secret in our […]

Like all of my babies, Belgium’s birth story really begins before her birth. About 10 months ago, I began noticing a very strong female energy around me. It was there when I journeyed or meditated in particular, and I literally could feel her swirling about. With a babe of 6 months on my breast, it […]

I am about 27 weeks pregnant with my fifth baby (who momentarily has the hiccups!) and my husband and I are going to attend a 5 week Hypnobirthing series. I thought I would blog about it in advance, because as a midwife, I’m not really sure what I think about the whole thing. However, I […]

My name is Amanda Laurette, and I’m 24 years old. I decided to have a home birth before I ever got pregnant. I knew it was something I wanted to do. I am not a fan of hospitals or doctors. My son Sasha Rayne Laurette was due October 26th 2009, however he decided to bake […]